184 THE ISLAND 01? NANTUCKET. 



of a once happy and prosperous people. In the Athe- 

 naeum Library hangs a fine oil painting of this half- 

 breed, and the mournful and thoughtful expression of 

 his face tells the whole story. 



The following extracts from a letter written by 

 Zaccheus Macy for the Massachusetts Historical Soci- 

 ety in 1792 will doubtless be of interest to those desir- 

 ous of obtaining information in relation to the Indians 

 and the boundaries of the island: — 



Nantucket, y e 2 d y° 10 mo 1792. 



My Friend and Kinsman, — Agreeable to the re- 

 quest of the Massachusetts Historical Society, I have 

 wrote and explained many words and names of certain 

 parts and places of or on the island of Nantucket, 

 both in English and Indian, as well as I could; but 

 there is not one person now left that I can get any 

 help from in these matters. So I have wrote as well 

 as I can on the affairs or matters, but I sometimes 

 fear whether it may not seem flat and old to them, but 

 I have not wrote anything but what I am very sure is 

 true, according to the best account I could get. . . . 



Account of the names of the old Sachems and 

 some of the most respectable Indians, and their habi- 

 tations, taken from the best authors that could be had 

 y e 15 y e 3 mo 1763. At that time there were living near 

 about 370 of the natives on the island of Nantucket. 

 Per me the subscriber. 



Wannochmamock was the first Sachem at the 

 southeast part of the island, when the English first 

 came to Nantucket. Next to him was his son Sou- 

 soauco, and next to him were his two sons called Cain 

 and Abel. These two agreed to divide the Sachem 



